
Bach to the Rescue!!!
How a Rich Dude Who Couldn't Sleep Inspired the Greatest Music Ever
Tom Angleberger(Author)
Abrams Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 19. March 2019
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-4197-3164-8 (ISBN)
Description
Every famous piece of art has an origin story-even Bach's Goldberg Variations! When the richest dude in town can't sleep, he hires a much-less-rich dude named Johann Gottlieb Goldberg to play him lullabies on the harpsichord. Goldberg does an OK job, but as the Rich Dude hollers for Goldberg each night, he wakes up the whole town in the process. As the town gets sleepier and sleepier and grumpier and grumpier, Goldberg worries he may be out of a job soon. But then, the one and only Bach enters the scene with a series of lullabies composed specifically for the Rich Dude. And, thus, the Goldberg Variations are born! This zany, nontraditional nonfiction picture book comes from the inimitable Tom Angleberger, author of the bestselling Origami Yoda series.
Reviews / Votes
B?road, simply drawn, loudly colored cartoon scenes . . . provide worthy accompaniment for the high-volume, exclamation-strewn narrative. * Kirkus Reviews * [A] playful account of how Johann Sebastian Bach may have come to compose the Goldberg Variations. * Publishers Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
full-colour illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-3164-8 (9781419731648)
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Additional editions

Tom Angleberger
Bach to the Rescue!!!
How a Rich Dude Who Couldn't Sleep Inspired the Greatest Music Ever
E-Book
05/2023
Abrams Books for Young Readers
€18.18
Available for download
Persons
Tom Angleberger is the bestselling author of many books for children, including the beloved Origami Yoda series, The Qwikpick Papers series, and the Inspector Flytrap series. He is married to author-illustrator Cece Bell.
Chris "Elio" Eliopoulos worked for Disney, Nickelodeon and Nick, Jr., among other others. He teaches illustration at Columbia College Chicago.
Chris "Elio" Eliopoulos worked for Disney, Nickelodeon and Nick, Jr., among other others. He teaches illustration at Columbia College Chicago.